What kind of home is 16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE?

16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE?

16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE last sold for £140,500 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £118,500 in June 2006, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between June 2006 and March 2021, 16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE rose from £118,500 to £140,500, a change of £22,000. That works out to roughly +1.2% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE?

The current EPC rating for 16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in November 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE?

16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PR2 6HE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE use?

The latest EPC at 16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE had any planning applications?

16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE has council approval for two-storey side extension granted in September 2003 under ref. 06/2003/0596. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE?

16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE in?

16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE sits in Ribbleton, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR2 postcode district in Lancashire.

What is crime like near 16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE?

Police records around 16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE?

The closest primary school to 16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE is Moor Nook Community Primary School (647m), one of 19 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Preston Muslim Girls High School (2.6km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE?

The closest bus stop to 16 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE is Birkett Drive, 136m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Birkett Drive, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6HE

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Birkett Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

16 Birkett Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Ribbleton, Preston, Preston (PR2 6HE). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 101 m² it's 20.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 30 EPCs). Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £175,000 is 24.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 50.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £140,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Birkett Drive, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6HE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

Sept 2003
DemolitionFull
In report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwelling following demolition of existing outbuilding.
Extension
Reference
06/2003/0596
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

16 Birkett Drive's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£175,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£140,500

Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

30 March 2021Most recent
£140,500
+18.6%over 14 years
18 June 2006
£118,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 6HE: £115,000 (2022–2018).

Nearby sales in PR2 6HE

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On the street

Versus other Birkett Drive homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 16 Birkett Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,391

Street avg £959

Strongly above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

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Area

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Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Birkett Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Moor Nook Community Primary School. 23 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR2 6HE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

58.4dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR2 6HE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.9dB

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55 dB

60 dB

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80 dB

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